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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2232 
23 de junio de 2011  
 (11-3103) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of 
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Petitioner is proposing to extend an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of the plant-incorporated protectant, Bacillus 
thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab protein in corn, in or on the food and feed commodities of corn; 
corn, field; corn, sweet; and corn, pop under 40.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/2232 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This petition 
can be found in the Federal Register at [Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 
(Wednesday, 8 June 2011)][Proposed Rules][Pages 33183-33184] 
Or online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2011-06-08/html/2011-14190.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  8 July 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 
Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 308-8715;  E-mail:  mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0609. 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov